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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5618703 | Unconventional nucleotide substitution in temperature selective RT-PCR Methods are provided for distinguishing between RNA and DNA templates in an amplification reaction. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the amplification reaction is a PCR and the reaction is catalyzed by a thermostable DNA polymerase or both reve... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5538871 | In situ polymerase chain reaction Improvements to the in situ polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a process of in vitro enzymatic amplification of specific nucleic acid sequences within the cells where they originate, can be achieved by changing the way that the enzymatic reaction is started... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5487972 | Nucleic acid detection by the 5'-3'exonuclease activity of polymerases acting on adjacently hybridized oligonucleotides A process of detecting a target nucleic acid using labeled oligonucleotides which uses the 5' to 3' nuclease activity of a nucleic acid polymerase to cleave annealed labeled oligonucleotide from hybridized duplexes and thus releasing labeled oligonucleoti... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5476774 | Quantitation of nucleic acids using the polymerase chain reaction The present invention provides a method for determining the amount of a target acid segment in a sample by polymerase chain reaction. The method involves the simultaneous amplification or the target nucleic acid segment and an internal standard nucleic ac... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5466591 | 5' to 3' exonuclease mutations of thermostable DNA polymerases The present invention relates to thermostable DNA polymerases which have been mutated such that a lesser amount of 5' to 3' exonuclease activity is exhibited from that which is exhibited by the native enzyme.... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5464945 | Oligonucleotide probes specific for the human alpha satellite locus The present invention provides methods and reagents for the estimation of the quantity of human DNA contained in a sample. Immobilized sample DNA is hybridized to a biotinylated oligonucleotide probe that hybridizes to a human genomic or mitochondria DNA ... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5455170 | Mutated thermostable nucleic acid polymerase enzyme from Thermus species Z05 A purified thermostable enzyme is derived from the eubacterium Thermus species Z05. The enzyme has DNA polymerase, activity reverse transcriptase activity, and optionally 5'.fwdarw.3' exonuclease activity. The enzyme can be native or recombinant, and may ... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5451505 | Methods for tagging and tracing materials with nucleic acids The present invention provides methods for tagging and tracing materials using nucleic acids as taggants. The process of tagging involves altering a substance in a manner that allows for the subsequent identification of the substance by detecting the alte... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5447839 | Detection of human papillomavirus by the polymerase chain reaction The presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in a sample can be detected and the HPV typed by a method that involves the amplification of HPV DNA sequences by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The primers used in the method are consensus primers that can... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5420029 | Mutated thermostable nucleic acid polymerase enzyme from thermotoga maritima A purified thermostable enzyme is derived from the eubacterium Thermotoga maritima. The enzyme has a molecular weight as determined by gel electrophoresis of about 97 kilodaltons and DNA polymerase I activity. The enzyme can be produced from native or rec... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5407800 | Reverse transcription with Thermus thermophilus polymerase Methods are provided for the replication and amplification of RNA sequences by thermoactive DNA polymerases. Reverse transcription of RNA is catalyzed by, for example, 94 kDa Taq, 62 kDa Taq, and recombinant Tth DNA polymerase. Reverse transcription is co... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5405774 | DNA encoding a mutated thermostable nucleic acid polymerase enzyme from thermus species sps17 A purified thermostable enzyme is derived from the bacterium Thermus species sps17. The enzyme has DNA polymerase activity, reverse transcriptase activity, and optionally, 5'.fwdarw.3' exonuclease activity. The enzyme can be native or recombinant, and can... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5389512 | Method for determining the relative amount of a viral nucleic acid segment in a sample by the polymerase chain reaction The present invention provides a method for determining the relative amount of a nucleic acid segment in a sample by the polymerase chain reaction. The method involves the simultaneous amplification of the nucleic acid segment and a second nucleic acid se... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5374553 | DNA encoding a thermostable nucleic acid polymerase enzyme from thermotoga maritima A purified thermostable enzyme is derived from the eubacterium Thermotoga maritima. The enzyme has a molecular weight of about 97 kilodaltons and DNA polymerase I activity. The enzyme can be produced from native or recombinant host cells and can be used w... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5352600 | Purified thermostable enzyme A purified thermostable enzyme is obtained that has unique characteristics. Preferably the enzyme is isolated from the Thermus aquaticus species and has a molecular weight of about 86,000-95,000 daltons. The thermostable enzyme may be native or recombinan... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5310652 | Reverse transcription with thermostable DNA polymerase-high temperature reverse transcription Methods are provided for the replication and amplification of RNA sequences by thermoactive DNA polymerases. In a preferred embodiment, high temperature reverse transcription is coupled to nucleic acid amplification in a one tube, one enzyme procedure usi... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5283171 | Compositions for and detection of human papillomavirus by specific oligonucleotide polymerase primers using the polymerase chain reaction The presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in a sample can be detected and the HPV typed by a method that involves the amplification of HPV DNA sequences by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The primers used in the method are consensus primers that can... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5273883 | Methods and reagents for γ-globin typing Methods and reagents for determining an individual's genotype at the G γ-globin locus with respect to a set of three alleles using sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes enable one to type samples from a variety of sources, including samples... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5219727 | Quantitation of nucleic acids using the polymerase chain reaction The present invention provides a method for determining the amount of a target acid segment in a sample by polymerase chain reaction. The method involves the simultaneous amplification of the target nucleic acid segment and an internal standard nucleic ac... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5182377 | Probes for detection of human papillomavirus The presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in a sample can be detected and the HPV typed by a method that involves the amplification of HPV DNA sequences by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The primers used in the method are consensus primers that can... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5176995 | Detection of viruses by amplification and hybridization The presence or absence of a nucleic acid sequence associated with one or more related viruses in a sample containing one or more nucleic acids and suspected of containing such sequence can be detected by amplifying the sequence using primers to form exte... | 01/05/1993 |
